Greatest Hits (Steely Dan album)

Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by Steely Dan
Released	November 30, 1978
Recorded	1972–1977
Genre	Rock
Length	79:17
Label	ABC
Producer	Gary Katz
Steely Dan chronology
Greatest Hits (1978) Steely Dan (1978)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B− [2]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]
The Great Rock Discography	9/10 [4]

Greatest Hits is a compilation album by the American rock band Steely Dan, released in 1978 by ABC Records. The double album includes tracks from the band's first six studio albums, as well as a previously unreleased song, "Here at the Western World", recorded during sessions for The Royal Scam (1976). ^[1] Greatest Hits was certified platinum in the U.S., with sales of over one million units. ^[5]

Track listing

All songs by Walter Becker and Donald Fagen.

Side one

No.	Title	Original album	Length
1.	"Do It Again"	Can't Buy a Thrill (1972)	5:50
2.	"Reelin' In the Years"	Can't Buy a Thrill	4:35
3.	"My Old School"	Countdown to Ecstasy (1973)	5:45
4.	"Bodhisattva"	Countdown to Ecstasy	5:18

Side two

No.	Title	Original album	Length
1.	"Show Biz Kids"	Countdown to Ecstasy	5:21
2.	"East St. Louis Toodle-oo" (Duke Ellington, Bubber Miley)	Pretzel Logic (1974)	2:46
3.	"Rikki Don't Lose That Number"	Pretzel Logic	4:34
4.	"Pretzel Logic"	Pretzel Logic	4:30
5.	"Any Major Dude"	Pretzel Logic	3:06

Side three

No.	Title	Original album	Length
1.	"Here at the Western World"	Previously unreleased	4:00
2.	"Black Friday"	Katy Lied (1975)	3:39
3.	"Bad Sneakers"	Katy Lied	3:16
4.	"Doctor Wu"	Katy Lied	3:53
5.	"Haitian Divorce"	The Royal Scam (1976)	5:48

Side four

No.	Title	Original album	Length
1.	"Kid Charlemagne"	The Royal Scam	4:38
2.	"The Fez" (Becker, Fagen, Paul Griffin)	The Royal Scam	3:54
3.	"Peg"	Aja (1977)	3:54
4.	"Josie"	Aja	4:30

Charts

Chart performance for Greatest Hits

Chart (1978)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) [6]	11
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [7]	25
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [8]	10
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [9]	21
UK Albums (OCC) [10]	41
US Billboard 200 [11]	30

Certifications

Certifications for Greatest Hits

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [12]	Platinum	50,000^
Canada (Music Canada) [13]	Gold	50,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [14]	Platinum	15,000^
United States (RIAA) [15]	Platinum	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Elias, Jason. "Steely Dan - Greatest Hits Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic . Retrieved December 25, 2023.
2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: S". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies . Ticknor & Fields. ISBN   089919026X . Retrieved March 13, 2019– via robertchristgau.com.
3. Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN   0-85712-595-8.
4. Strong, Martin Charles (2002). "Steely Dan". The Great Rock Discography. The National Academies. ISBN   1-84195-312-1.
5. "Gold & Platinum - Steely Dan". RIAA . Retrieved December 25, 2023.
6. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992: 23 years of hit singles & albums from the top 100 charts. St Ives, N.S.W, Australia: Australian Chart Book. p. 292. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
7. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0108a". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
8. "Charts.nz – Steely Dan – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
9. "Norwegiancharts.com – Steely Dan – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
10. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
11. "Steely Dan Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
12. "Kent Music Report No 453 – 28 February 1983 > Platinum Albums 1982 (Continued)" . Retrieved December 26, 2022– via Imgur.com.
13. "Canadian album certifications – Steely Dan – Greatest Hits". Music Canada . Retrieved January 8, 2023.
14. "New Zealand album certifications – Steely Dan – Greatest Hits". Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved June 1, 2025.
15. "American album certifications – Steely Dan – Greatest Hits". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved January 8, 2023.